A national well known non-food brand is to open near Truro in time for the summer.

Estate agents have confirmed that the space once occupied by defunct shoe company Brantano at Treliske Retail park, opposite the Royal Cornwall Hospital, have confirmed that a new tenant had been found for the unit.

Clive Power, from Savills estate agents, said the whole shopping centre had benefited from a refurbishment and the store once filled by the shoe retailer would look to be trading again in June.

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He said he expected the refurbishment to be completed in April or May when the new brand will move in to kit out the space.

A new national brand will move in the unit once occupied by defunct footwear firm Brantano (Image: CompletelyRetail)

While Mr Power would not reveal the name of the brand, saying it was up to the retailer to make the announcement, he confirmed that it would be a "brand that will be well known to the people of Cornwall".

He said: "It is a non-food, national well-known brand. It is a name that people will be familiar with. The whole Treliske Retail Park had been in need of a refurbishment. It will be completed in April or May and the empty unit will be handed over to the retailer.

"It is a decent lease which shows a commitment to Truro and to the retail park. This represents a sizeable investment."

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While we do not yet know who the new business that will replace Brantano is, it is unlikely to be one selling anything similar to Costa, Curry PC World, Pets at Home, Homebase or Argos, as they are already trading at the site.

The former Brantano store is being replaced by a 'well known national brand' (Image: Google StreetView)

This leaves the doors open to a fashion, sports good, furniture or shoes retailer as possible new tenants.

Some 20 jobs were lost when footwear firm Brantano went into administration exactly a year ago. The Hinckley-based company which employed 1,086 in the UK, blamed poor trading conditions and a drop in the value of sterling following the Brexit vote for the decision.

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Brantano Retail was acquired by a Mayfair-based Alteri Investors in February 2016, but experienced difficult trading conditions, despite "sustained efforts and streamlining to make it more commercially viable".

Mr Barrell said: "Despite significant improvements in the business and reductions in the cost base, trading continued to suffer in a depressed and competitive footwear market.

"Like many other retailers, Brantano was also hit hard by the sharp decline in sterling, the ongoing shift in consumer shopping habits and the evolution of the UK retail environment."